June 3:
Dolly Talks More About Carl's Passing
Dolly recently spoke with the Associated Press about losing her husband, Carl. Read the interview here and see a video excerpt here.

'People': Dolly Anxious About Play
Dolly spoke recently with People magazine about her reaction to her upcoming Broadway-adaptation of her life story as an original musical. Read here why she is anxious about its Nashville out-of-town previews.

New Museum Opens Website
Dolly's upcoming Nashville museum, Dolly's Life of Many Colors, on Monday premiered its new website here with an artist's rendering of the interior concept for the largest-ever display of Dolly's life and career memorabilia and artifacts when it opens in 2026 at her new Nashville Songteller Hotel. The site also includes a newsletter sign-up link.

Dolly Costime Sells For $19.5K
Julien's Auctions hosted its latest music icons auction over the weekend, and Dolly's 1975 Hee Haw-worn pink bellbottomed jumpsuit went for $19,500.

Dollywood Named America's Best Again
Dollywood recently was announced for the third year in a row as the nation's favorite theme park as voted by polling of the National Amusement Park Historical Association. Read more here.

New Mexico Takes Imagination Library Statewide
New Mexico's governor announced last week that the state is the latest to take Dolly's Imagination Library early childhood literacy program statewide. Read more here.

Family Discographies Added To Fan Site
The Dolly fan site Dolly Discography over the past couple of months has worked to create a discography online of Dolly's family members. Check out the Owens-Parton Discography here.

Chasing Rainbows Award Given To Iowa Teacher
Ernie Schiller, a retired science teacher in Donnellson, Iowa, was recently honored with this year's Dolly Parton Chasing Rainbows Award from the National State Teachers of the Year Association. Learn more about him from Pen City Current here.

U.K., U.S., Aussie Chart Updates
Across the pond, Very Best Of Dolly Parton Vol. 1 regains the top spot on the British country compilation albums chart, inching up one to No. 1, while her Diamonds & Rhinestones, The Greatest Hits Collection slips one to No. 8, Emmylou Harris' entries in the Original Album Series, both featuring Dolly appearances, sees Volume 1 gain two to No. 15 and Volume 2 fall back out of the top 20, down from, No. 16, while Linda Ronstadt's entry in the collection, also featuring Dolly appearances, re-enters the top 20 at No. 16. Elsewhere on the U.K. charts, Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Deluxe Edition, with its Dolly duet, also retakes the top spot, moving up one to No. 1 U.K. pop, gaining one to No. 16 Scottish albums, losing one to No. 20 album sales, losing two to No. 20 physical album sales, and holding steady at No. 100 downloads and No. 1 streaming albums. Post Malone's F 1 Trillion, with its Dolly duet, rises two to No. 2 country albums. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, with its Dolly appearances, rises one to No. 4 British country albums and slides four to No. 6 Americana albums.